Scott Atran | |
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| Born | February 6, 1952 |
| Nationality | American, French |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, PhD) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, ethnography |
| Institutions | École pratique des hautes études Cambridge University Oxford University Hebrew University of Jerusalem University of Michigan John Jay College of Criminal Justice Centre national de la recherche scientifique École normale supérieure |
| Doctoral advisor | Margaret Mead |
Scott Atran (born February 6, 1952) is an American-French cultural anthropologist who is Emeritus Director of Research in Anthropology at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, Research Professor at the University of Michigan, and cofounder of ARTIS International and of the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict[1] at Oxford University.[2] He has studied and written about terrorism,[3] violence,[4] religion,[5] indigenous environmental management and the cross-cultural foundations of biological classification;[6] and he has done fieldwork with terrorists and Islamic fundamentalists,[7] as well as political leaders[8] and Native American peoples.
- ^ "Centre for Resolution of Intractable Conflicts". hmc.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017.
- ^ Bower, Bruce (June 23, 2016). "New studies explore why ordinary people turn terrorist". Science News. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Michael, Bond (October 25, 2010). "How to catch the 'jihadi bug'". New Scientist. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Sharon, Begley (August 25, 2006). "Science Journal: Key to peace in Mideast may be 'sacred beliefs'". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Henig, Robin Marantz (March 4, 2007). "Darwin's God". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ^ Serrelli, Emanuele (2010). "Folkbiology: The Importance of How People Understand Nature". Evolution: Education and Outreach. 4 (4): 158–167. doi:10.1007/s12052-010-0245-x. S2CID 31507523.
- ^ "Senate Hearing 111-822: U.S. Government Efforts to Counter Violent Extremism". gpo.gov. Committee on Armed Services United States Senate, Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ Bohannon, John (March 11, 2010). "Should Social Scientists Help the U.S. Fight Terror?". Science. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.